Transcranial LED Therapy for Severe Acute Traumatic Brain Injury

NCT03281759 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2017-09-13

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate early and delayed effects of Transcranial LED Therapy (TCLT) and determinate whether this therapy is effective for cognitive rehabilitation of Diffuse Axonal Injury patients after Traumatic Brain Injury.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial LED Therapy (Active coil helmet)

The patients will undergo 18 sessions of repetitive transcranial LED stimulation.

DEVICE

Transcranial LED Therapy (Inactive coil helmet)

The patients assigned to this group will undergo 18 sessions of transcranial LED but with an inactive coil, which will not generate LED emissions, only a similar red light color.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wellingson S Paiva, PhD · University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

  • Joao G Santos, MD · University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-01
Primary Completion
2018-10-01
Completion
2018-12-01

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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